Dodecanuclear‐Ellipse and Decanuclear‐Wheel Nickel(II) Thiolato Clusters with Efficient Femtosecond Nonlinear Absorption

Crowned with success: Stepwise coordination of two kinds of thiolate ligands to a nickel(II) center affords a dodecanuclear ellipse (see structure) and two decanuclear wheel-like NiII–thiolato clusters. The wavelength-dependent nonlinear optical behavior of these tiara-like compounds was investigated and supported by theoretical studies. The results suggest that NiS π bonds play a crucial role. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.